Investment Systems Engineer, Team Lead

State of Wisconsin Investment Board • Madison, WI

17d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Investment Systems Team Lead leads a team of Business Systems Engineers responsible for the architecture, design, implementation, and support of SWIB’s front- and middle-office business systems, with a primary focus on the Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS/CRD) across public and private markets. This role owns the processes, standards, and tools used by the Business Systems team and serves as a key subject matter leader for Charles River, ensuring the platform is well-architected, effectively integrated, and aligned with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, and Compliance needs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required (Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance, or related field preferred).
• 8+ years of experience in the investment management industry with significant hands-on experience supporting and leading OMS implementations (Charles River preferred).
• Demonstrated experience leading support teams, including on-call rotations, incident management, and escalation frameworks.
• Deep functional and technical knowledge of OMS/IMS, including trading workflows, compliance, allocations, and integrations.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to develop, mentor, and engage technical and functional staff.
• Strong understanding of investment operations, trading processes, and securities.
• Experience integrating with platforms such as Bloomberg, FactSet, Aladdin, SimCorp, Eagle, and custodians (e.g., BNY Mellon).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document and explain complex Charles River configurations and designs.
• Demonstrated ability to influence outcomes and work effectively across Trading, Operations, Compliance, and Technology teams.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design technology solutions using Charles River to meet business needs.
• Demonstrated focus on quality assurance, risk management, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a 24x6 Business Systems Engineering team responsible for the availability, stability, and operational excellence of SWIB’s front- and middle-office investment systems, with a primary focus on the Charles River Investment Management System (CRIMS/CRD).
• Own and continuously improve the production support operating model, including on-call rotations, escalation paths, coverage models, and workload distribution, ensuring sustainability and resilience.
• Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response capabilities are in place for Charles River and all integrated, trading-critical applications.
• Act as the senior escalation point for major incidents and production issues, coordinating effectively across L1–L3 support teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Lead incident management, root cause analysis (RCA), and problem management, driving remediation and preventative improvements.
• Establish, maintain, and enforce runbooks, SOPs, and operational documentation to enable consistent, repeatable, and high-quality support outcomes.
• Own and lead business continuity, disaster recovery, and resiliency planning for Charles River, including testing, validation, and ongoing readiness.
• Serve as the platform owner and senior SME for Charles River, ensuring configurations, enhancements, and upgrades are operationally supportable, resilient, and production-ready.
• Provide leadership for configuration, workflows, integrations, and release management, with a strong emphasis on minimizing operational and trading risk.
• Establish and maintain testing, validation, and release standards for production changes, serving as a quality gate prior to deployment.
• Identify platform, architectural, or integration risks and lead mitigation efforts to protect trading and investment operations.
• Lead, develop, and mentor a high-performing team, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with Trading, Portfolio Management, Operations, Compliance, and Technology teams to align support priorities and platform capabilities with business needs.
• Maintain strong vendor relationships—particularly with Charles River—supporting effective incident resolution, escalation, and roadmap planning.
• Communicate clearly and transparently with business and technology leadership during incidents, outages, recovery efforts, and major platform changes.

Benefits

• Competitive total cash compensation, based on AON (formerly McLagan) industry benchmarks
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Educational and training opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• Challenging work in a professional environment
• Hybrid work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level